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Boston Retirement Board Meeting

There will be a Boston Retirement Board meeting on August 19 at 9:00 AM in Board Room 816, Boston City Hall.

Discussion Topics

  1. The standard administrative session agenda is as follows:

    Meeting Convenes - Introduction of Members & Guests

     Review and Acceptance of Past Administrative Session Minutes

     Outstanding/Ongoing Administrative Issues: Timothy J. Smyth, Executive

     Officer

    ●    Administrative Update

    ●    Request for IT director to attend Majesco conference - discussion and vote

    ●    IT update - discussion only

    ●    PERAC Memos, Reports and/or Correspondence for Board education -

    discussion only

     Outstanding/Ongoing Investment Issues: John F. Kelly, Investment Analyst

    ●    Investment Update

    ●    Private Debt search - discussion and vote

    o    Golden Tree

    o    Callodine

    o    Davidson Kempner

    o    HarbourVest

    ●    Real Estate search review - discussion only

    ●    Q2 2026 performance review - discussion only

    ●    July 2026 Flash Report - discussion only

    ●    Work Plan - discussion only

     Outstanding/Ongoing Financial Issues: Ellen M. McCarthy, Comptroller

    ●    Financial Update

    ●    July 2026 financial snapshot - discussion only

    ●    Checks being held in Treasury (July 2026) - discussion only

    ●    Financial documents for Board to be provided by Comptroller:

    ●    Cash Projections

    ●    MMDT Reconciliation

    ●    Cash Receipts Summary

    ●    Cash Disbursements Summary

    ●    Adjusting Entries Summary

    ●    MMDT Statement

    ●    General Ledger

    ●    Warrants

    ●    Trial Balance

    ●    Operating

    ●    Retirement Payments

    ●    Direct Deposit

    ●    BRS Cash Projections

     Outstanding/Ongoing Operations Issues: Christine M. Weir, Deputy Director

    ●    Operations Update

    ●    July 2026 Pension Payroll update - discussion only

    ●    Backlog Processes update - discussion only

     Outstanding/Ongoing Legal Issues: Natacha Thomas, General Counsel

    ●    Legal Update

     Old Business

     New Business

     Executive Session

    The Board shall enter into Executive Session in order to discuss the physical condition or mental health of an individual(s) pursuant to GL c. 30A,

    §21(a)(1). Specifically, the Board shall consider applications for accidental disability retirement benefits, ordinary disability retirement benefits and/or petitions  for  accidental  death  benefits.   Finally,  the  Board  may  also  consider

     

    litigation strategy, pension forfeiture, personnel matters and/or the deployment of security personnel or devices, or strategies with respect thereto.

    The Board shall re-convene in Administrative Session in order to consider any remaining agenda items and then adjourn.

    END.

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